Tuesday, January 28, 2025

COGCC Acting Director Issues Well Location ‘Red Flag List’ to Permitting Staff

Drilling permit protocol memo flags 15 location criteria “subject to additional review by Director”   By Bevo Beaven, Editor, Oil & Gas 360 A significant increase in the number of drilling permit applications submitted last year in the lead-up to the Nov. 6 election, and with it the looming possibility that Proposition 112 might become law, resulted in 6,307 oil and

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Canada’s Proposed Bill C-69 Would Require Energy Project Environmental Assessments to Take Climate Change into Account

Bill gives cabinet and environment minister final power to approve or reject a project regardless of the findings of an environment assessment In February 2018, Catherine McKenna, the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, introduced Bill C-69. The bill may replace the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act of 2012 (CEAA 2012) with the Impact Assessment Act. McKenna claimed the new

Director Julie Murphy Begins Her Era as Colorado’s Top Oil Regulator

Julie Murphy was welcomed by her fellow colleagues as the COGCC held its March 19, 2018 hearing, and during a lively public comment session, voices both for and against oil and gas development were inked into the record The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission started the day with a brief roll call and welcomed a new honcho, Director Julie

Regulators Reduce Offshore Drilling, Onshore Fracing Rules

Offshore rule amendments would save $228 million – BSEE The Trump administration is fulfilling its promise to reduce oil and gas regulation, rolling back offshore and onshore rules. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is considering revising the Production Safety Systems Regulations, regulations concerning offshore operations passed late last year. These rules require operators to use third parties to

Trudeau to Lay Out Predictable Timelines for Pipeline Reviews

From Bloomberg Justin Trudeau wants to make reviews of pipeline and other major projects run on time as Canadian producers struggle to get oil to market. The federal government will propose new rules for regulatory vetting of all major development projects in the new year, shortly after parliament reconvenes on Jan. 29, Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said. Trudeau instructed

CB&I Wins $95 Million Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery Contract

CB&I (ticker: CBI) won a contract for more than $95 million from the Aramco-Shell JV – Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery (SASREF). The scope of work includes the engineering, procurement and construction management for SASREF’s modernization and expansion of its existing refinery in Al-Jubail city, Saudi Arabia. “The relationship between CB&I and SASREF extends back for more than a decade, and

Colorado: Weld County Just Created its Own Oil & Gas Department Oil & Gas 360

Edge of the Wattenberg: as Moratorium Expires Crestone Peak Attempts to bring Drilling Back to Boulder County

Crestone Peak applied to drill 216 wells in Boulder County Judge dismisses Colorado Attorney General’s lawsuit v. Boulder County after moratorium expires on May 1 Local control is alive and well in Boulder County By Bevo Beaven, Editor, Oil & Gas 360 A five year moratorium on drilling in unincorporated Boulder County, Colorado, just expired. Will oil and gas drilling return to

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New White House Immediately Launches Energy Plan Embracing Shale

The White House says it is focused on lifting climate-driven restrictions, developing $50 trillion in oil and gas, opening up federal lands and developing clean coal President Trump wasted no time moving forward his energy intentions. After being sworn in Friday morning, the Trump White House got started by posting memos that updated two top priorities – energy and jobs. The White

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Wyoming Updates Oil & Gas Air Quality Guidance

Wyoming DEQ Announces Key Changes On May 12, 2016, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released the 8th update to the Oil and Gas Production Facilities Permitting Guidance (O&G Guidance). DEQ’s most recent update to the O&G Guidance was in 2013. Key changes for this guidance include: Establish a new area that combines the previous Statewide Area and Concentrated Development Area. Require

BLM Appeals Wyoming Judge’s Injunction to Halt BLM’s New Frac Rules

The Department of Interior’s fracing regulations paused by Wyoming judge A group including several states and Native American tribes filed their final briefs with a Wyoming judge today to stop new federal rules regarding hydraulic fracturing. The U.S. Department of Interior is appealing a preliminary injunction by filing their opening brief this week in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of

Take Two: Halliburton/Baker Hughes Refile Merger Proposal to European Commission

First Proposal Denied due to “Insufficient Data” Halliburton (ticker: HAL) remains adamant on closing its $35 billion merger with Baker Hughes (ticker: BHI) by year-end, and the two oilservice giants progressed on the antitrust side by resubmitting a regulatory filing to the European Commission (EU) on November 27, 2015. The previous proposal, submitted in July, was denied due to “insufficient